Support



Sept. 21 {1926. 1,600,852

.1. M. SHAFFER I SUPPORT Filed Sept. 9. 1924 vide auxiliarysupporting means for sinks a d? dra boards-i th o m O a g or leana 6 ext dlae orwardly from th up Patented Sept. 21, 1926 UNITED s r er E's tom M. sHAFFnR, for new BRIGHTON, fsnfiiasxnvnnm, Assrenon 'ro'uitirnn srnrns snmrnny "MANUFACTURING coMP'A'nY, "or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYL- VANIA, A coRronA'rIo'N OF PENNSYLVKNIA. v

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Application filenseptember 9 1 924. Serialilllo. 736,7'410, 5

The present invention relates broadly to supports,-.and more particularly to supports of the charaeter.adapted for use in connec-' .tion with sinks, drain boards and the like.

Atthe present time it is customary to prolegs projecting below the sink, :usually eX- tending to the .fioor, and not onlyproviding an unsightlyinstall'ation but also serving to obstruct the free space which should existbelow thesink andto collect dust. It is one of the objects of the present inven- 'tion to provide a support of the general character referred to which :is substantially entirely hidden from view when installed and "which does not obstruct the free space 7 below the sink.

In the accompanying drawings, there is shown for purposes of illustration. only, a preferred embodiment of the present invention it being understood that the-drawings do not define the limits :of the invention, as changes in the construction therein disclosed may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the-scope of my broader claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing a pair of supports in position, the sink and drain board being indicated in outline;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of one of the wall bars shown in Figurel;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line III-III of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a side elevation. of one of the supporting brackets; and I V Figure 5 is a front elevation of the'brackets shown in Figure 4.

In order to properly support a sink and drain board entirely from the wall, it is necessary to distribute the load to the wall over a considerable area. In this manner the use of separate supporting legs-is made unnecessary. At the same time it is essential that the supports be of such constructionthat they may be substantially entirely hidden from view while affording the desired support. I

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 1, I have shown a pair of substantially horizontally extending Wall bars 2 adapted to besecured in position by ph s a-y Screws Each of these wall ars 1 s prov ded with ap airiof downwardly p nin -po ket t'r fera Qt ub an a 1 ing width. upwardly. At the bottom'of each y i rm Y dep but of g adua ly ec e of he pocket i r 1 '1 an nt rs i g .v

see e epen ne attired-1 e e a p P91 iettha emu wa l bra k t or 8- As will be apparentfrorn an inspection of Figure 1 of the drawings,- the structure i1l..a trated..--i i-adeetedto upport a itary c le-e c pris ng a sii 'lxv r i PQ F i-QQ D- Du ts the he a hes di ren p s,tt al b ac ets 7 nd 8 ar f r e w t their vertical wall engaging portions 9 and 9, of

d ffer nt l ngthsip rt on Sand he d fferensei fithe e'wal engagins POI- tone as 'ar y indicate i igur tar Pr ably ub ta tially fia and; as haw in Fi e-e, re of 2 1 W d IfiS QQP' a wit a cqns d rableipor iea Qfth a jacent the opposite ends of e e t r o th r arenp vi ed-ia s' 10 twine means.- 1- h at th a l bra ket red -we o m o, pockets 45in the wall bars whereby when the wall bars and brackets are in assembled upn r a suo ea h El s. ts tap r ;-en.- the-c n our. ofat for he. nception etsa ta l t srelati0nship,a fairly'rigid supporting structure will be provided. Thereafter, the parts i 'may be permanently secured in position against the face.

The wall brackets are preferably each shaped to provide a reinforcing rib 12 or 12 and an article-engaging surface 13 or 13. Thissurface throughout the vertically extending portion of each of-the wall'brackets" preferably extends downwardly in diverging relationship to the wall-engaging portions 9 or 9' to conform approximately wall or other supporting sur to the contour of the back of the sink and drain board. The supporting surfaces at' their lower ends extend outwardly at substantially right angles to the wallsengaging portions to underlie the structure to be supv ported. v

In order to compensate for any irregularities or unevenness in the wall or other supporting surface, each of the horizontally extending portions is preferably provided g I I 1,600,852

at its outer end with an adjusting screw 14 irregularities or unevenness in the wall or by means of which the article supported other supporting surface. 7 may -beyslightly--raised or lowered. "\Vith I claimz I 7 the article in position onthe supports and 1. In a support, a bracket having a vertithe screws 1 L properly adjusted, it will be cal leg with ears at the top and bottom "understood thattheload is transmitted to thereof to provide wall engaging areas on r the wall so as to be distributed over a conthe leg and through which securingineans siderable area, The projections 6 engaging may be passed, and a transverse cross bar with the wall bars 2 not only hold the vwall from one end of which the vertical leg is bars and supporting brackets in assembled suspended and to which it is secured, said 4 relationship, but assist the fastening means vertical leg and said cross bar having an in- 11'in sustaining the weight of the supported terlocking connection by which the leg is hodyi Due to the overhang of sinks, drain connected with the bar.

I "boards and the like, .a considerable portion 2. In a support for sinks, a pair of brackli of the weight is carried by the horizontally etsor" different lengths," and a cross bar at "ex'tending' surface of the wall brackets and. the top of each bracket and secured therein turn transmitted directly to the wall. to, each cross bar having a bracket receiving .Inthis manner an effective support is propocket adjacent each end thereof. vided without the necessity of utilizing legs 3. The combination with a sink and drain =u-dr brackets extending below the sink and board "unit having a splash board at the obstructing the space below the sink. rear thereof, of a pair of separate brackets If desired, the wall bars may be provided of different lengths, each" bracket having Qwith upwardly opening pockets 15701 the a vertical leg and ahor'iz'ontal leg, a sepa- 7 character usually provided forthe reception rate transverse bar at the top of each brack- 25 ofprojecting lugs such as commonly formed et andbehind the splash board, each horion'basin's, flushtanks and the like. In this 'zontal leghaving an adjusting screw at the V I manner the wall bar may be universally .outer end thereof, the horizontal legs of the used with ala'rge numberofdiffe'rent arti-' bracket extending across substantially the clesi a i 30 -The advantages ofthe preesnt' invention respectively. a V

arise from the-provision of supporting a 4. A fixture support comprising an intemansadap'tedtoeifectively support asink 'gral baradapted to be held against a wall drain board or the like in such'manner as to -=in a horizontal position, and a plurality-of distribute the load -over a considerable wall pockets in the bar along each edge thereof,

' {area} r I a the pockets of one edge being reverse to Further advantages arise fromthe prothose of the other.

entire width of the sink and drain board vision of supporting means of the character In testimony whereof I have hereunto set referred*to which is substantially hidden any hand- -fromv1ew whil'ein use and whichis proa 'vi'ded with means serving to compensate for I J OHN" M. SHAFFER. 

